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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$13,430 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,524 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a .

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for civil eng in Colorado.

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$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Colorado. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU - Boulder are $12,610 a year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for civil engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year.

Colorado State also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

Full Civil Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

$19,538 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great value for civil engineering students. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $19,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Mines also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 84
Idaho 29
Montana 8
Wyoming 11

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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